Diabetic Atlanta resident Tommy Marshall, 54, has health insurance. But he still pays $600 a month out of pocket for his insulin medication at the pharmacy counter until his plan’s annual deductible is met.
“Almost every time I’ll go in, the pharmacists are like, do you understand how much this is? And they look at me kind of wide-eyed and I’m like, yeah, but I need this to be healthy and to manage this disease,” Marshall said. “So, you just fork over the money.”
He needs several injections of insulin throughout the day, and one before he goes to sleep every night.
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